What color is #E1E5E7?

#E1E5E7 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E5E7?

The RGB value is 225, 229, 231: 225 red, 229 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E5E7?

The complementary color is #E7E3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E5E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E5E7 color

#E1E5E7 rgb(225, 229, 231)

Shades of gray

The hex color #E1E5E7 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 89.8% green and 90.6% blue (225, 229, 231).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 11% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Shaving Cream (#E1E5E5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.56:1).

#E1E5E7 color codes

HEX	`#E1E5E7`
RGB	`rgb(225, 229, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 89.8%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 11%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 3%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.7, -0.98, -1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.7, 1.74, 235.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.492, 77.815, 86.734)`
Decimal	`14804455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E5E7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E1E5E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E5E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E1E5E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e5e7; }
.text { color: #e1e5e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e5e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 229 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e5e7, #e1e2e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #E1E5E7?: #E1E5E7 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shaving Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E5E7?: The RGB value is 225, 229, 231: 225 red, 229 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E5E7?: The complementary color is #E7E3E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E5E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.